While in the swim start line, someone suggested to me that it is the time of year. School is starting all across the country and athlete's are busy dealing with this. There is no reason I could think of otherwise that I would shy away from this event.

Anyone know if the pics are up at finisherpix? I got an email saying they were (from Ironman) and when going to the website couldn't find anything.
Had a good day. Was hoping to break 13, and went 13:36. Very happy considering the conditions.

What an event. I am still smiling and flying high after that finish. I am sure I made an idiot of myself, but dont care.
It was definitely a long and tough day out there, but we knew that would be the case.

That was an amazing experience. Things really could not have gone better for me. I didn't even feel the heat until mile 22 of the run. Everything just clicked on race day. That was AWESOME! My first Ironman, now I'm hooked!

Congrats to all the finishers out there! I hope the recovery has gone well for everyone. Not sure about everyone else, but I'm still enjoying the 'eat/drink whatever I want and sit on the couch" phase of Ironman. What an awesome day.

Has anyone been able to access their finshers videos? I got the email but the link in the email for the videos goes to IM texas pics. My pics have been posted for weeks but I would love to see the videos also.

Does this race sell out? I can see now that registration is open, but I'm not sure I'm 100% ready to reg just yet ;-)

Thoughts?

Even though it probably won't sell out until just before the race, I would definitely recommend this race! It was my first Ironman and it was just awesome. I had a bit of advantage because I'm in Central Florida and was able to train in the heat, so the heat on race day didn't bother me at all as I heard it did other people. I still think it's an awesome venue, great course if you can prepare for a challenging bike (I am a flat lander but still was able to prepare enough to do well on the bike), and incredibly well organized. Finish line is spectacular. Can't say enough good things about this race.

This was mine and one of my training partners first IM race. Our coach also raced with us. Another friend who spent the summer training alongside us (for IM Wisconsin) came to Louisville to support us. He shot some great video of the race. Here is his final cut. Hope it's ok to post this link.